Diu Airport
Encyclopedia
Diu Airport is located at Diu in the Union Territory
of Daman and Diu, India
. Besides Diu, it also serves the neighbouring areas of Gujarat, including Veraval and Jafrabad.
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Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
(TAIP), commenced operations to Diu on 16th August 1955. The Airline linked Diu with Goa, Daman
and Karachi until December 1961 when the Indian air force bombed the airfield.
(NDB) is Diu's sole Navigational Aid.
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
of Daman and Diu, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Besides Diu, it also serves the neighbouring areas of Gujarat, including Veraval and Jafrabad.
History
Diu airport was built in the 1954 when Diu was part of Portuguese IndiaPortuguese India
The Portuguese Viceroyalty of India , later the Portuguese State of India , was the aggregate of Portugal's colonial holdings in India.The government started in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de...
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Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa
TAIP - Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa was an airline which operated from Portuguese India from 1955 to 1961...
(TAIP), commenced operations to Diu on 16th August 1955. The Airline linked Diu with Goa, Daman
Daman Airport
Daman Airport is located at Daman in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, India. It is home to the Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman which provides ATC and parking facilities to Defence as well as civillian aircraft.-History:...
and Karachi until December 1961 when the Indian air force bombed the airfield.
Structure
Diu Airport's main runway 05/23 is 5922 ft (1826 Mtrs)long and 45 mtrs wide. connected to an apron measuring 60 by 90 metres via two taxiways.The Airport Terminal can accommodate 100 passengers each in the arrivals and departure halls. A Non-Directional BeaconNon-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF...
(NDB) is Diu's sole Navigational Aid.